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"As the monsoon rains fall in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, savvy travelers in Vietnam head to the central coast where the weather is dry and warm," the magazine said. Hoi An, a 400-year-old town that used to be the busiest trading port in Southeast Asia in the 16th century, is an ideal place where tourists are able to step back in time, it said. "In Hoi An, lantern-strewn streets reveal Chinese temples and ancient tea-houses." Once a convergence point for Chinese traders, it's not difficult to see ancient temples and assembly halls with a touch of Chinese architecture that worship red-faced General Quan Cong (Guan Yu), an eminent figure in the Three Kingdoms legend and China’s ancient civil war. Time Out also suggested visitors leave Hoi An and laze on the stretches of white sandy beaches around Da Nang before conquering Hai Van Pass on a motorbike tour, and visit Hue’s Imperial Citadel that used to witness the ups and downs of Nguyen Dynasty, Vietnam’s last royal family. In … [Read more...] about Hoi An among world’s best places to visit in July

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A joint venture between India ’s Adani Group and Vietnam’s Anh Phat Investment Construction & Trading JSC has been approved by authorities of Da Nang to start studying the development of a major seaport in the central city, according to Nhan dan (People) newspaper. Lien Chieu Port will be capable of handling 3.5 – 5 million tonnes of cargo annually in the first phase. It can accommodate vessels of up to 100,000 tonnes and container ships of up to 8,000 TEU. The new port will be of the world class and offer a new engine for the development of Da Nang and Vietnam at large. Insiders said the project can provide 5,000 jobs and contribute up to 80 million USD to the city's coffer, equivalent to around 2.1 percent of Da Nang’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), by 2030. The approval was officially granted by the municipal People’s Committee to the joint venture in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the … [Read more...] about India conglomerate pledges to invest 10 billion USD in Vietnam

Synopsis The new guideline cuts the length of mandatory quarantine for overseas travellers to seven days plus three more of home monitoring -- a drastic drop from about 21 days of quarantine and home monitoring combined. Related Indians visiting Malaysia can now get visas on arrival Canada says no test results needed for vaccinated travelers Indian tourists are flocking back to Australia. Here's why China on Tuesday reduced the length of mandatory quarantine for inbound travellers, in the biggest relaxation of entry restrictions after sticking to a rigid zero Covid policy throughout the pandemic. The new guideline cuts the length of mandatory quarantine for overseas travellers to seven days plus three more of home monitoring -- a drastic drop from about 21 days of quarantine and home monitoring combined. China closed off its international borders at the beginning of the pandemic and the number of international flights is still tightly restricted in … [Read more...] about China halves quarantine time for overseas travellers

The Soc Son District court sentenced Nguyen Van Cuong, 40, to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of "robbery" and "arresting people illegally." On the same charges, the court sentenced Nguyen Tuan Anh, 21, to seven years, while two other defendants, Duong Van Quy, 27, and Duong Van Cuong, 28, received nine years each. According to the verdict, around 0:22 a.m. on Jul. 11, 2018, Dao Cong Thanh, 56, and four others took two boats to a section of the Cau River in Trung Gia Commune of Soc Son District to mine sand illegally. The boats were anchored around 30m from the bank, next to a farm owned by Cuong. On learning about the sand mining, he mobilized Anh, Quy and Cuong to join him in chasing the sand thieves away. Cuong’s group took a boat to where the thieves were mining sand and used iron pipes to threaten them. While Thanh and another woman in his group hid in the cabin of their boat, three others jumped into the water and fled the scene. Cuong and his … [Read more...] about Hanoi jails vigilantes for stopping, detaining sand thieves

Binh Tran and Eddie Thai, co-founders & general partners of Ascend Vietnam Ventures Binh Tran and Eddie Thai, co-founders & general partners of Ascend Vietnam Ventures, have been investing together in Vietnam since 2015 and have backed home-grown international successes such as NFT gaming unicorn Axie Infinity, AI-driven edtech ELSA, and financial inclusion fintech Trusting Social. With AVV Alpha, the team has increased their investments in startups in Vietnam, seeding up to $2 million into 25 startups by next year and following on with checks of up to $5 million. “The likes of Axie Infinity, ELSA, and Trusting Social are by no means isolated successes,” said Binh Tran. “Vietnam’s dynamism, accessibility, low cost of living, as well as abundant quality engineering talent attract many founders. On top of that, many tech solutions built here can address similar challenges and customer behaviours in other emerging markets worldwide. Vietnam will continue to be seen as … [Read more...] about Ascend Vietnam Ventures surpasses $50 million target

Read what is in the news today: Society -- Drug-fighting police force solved more than 10,000 cases of drug crimes across Vietnam, arresting over 16,000 suspects and seizing 397 kilograms of heroin, 838 kilograms of synthetic drugs, and 71 kilograms of marijuana in the first half of this year, according to the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department. -- The administration of Noi Bai International Airport has advised people to travel by public means of transport to the Hanoi-based aerodrome to prevent congestion as its number of daily passengers has surpassed 90,000 this month and is projected to exceed 110,000 in July. -- The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of south-central Ninh Thuan Province is working to fine the investor of Phuoc Nam Industrial Park in Thuan Nam District for illegally exploiting 5,000 cubic meters of land during the construction process. -- Vietnam Cyber Range, a system for practical training and testing of cyber security personnel, … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — June 29